Conversion for Life

Yesterday we learned in Relief Society about "Conversion For Life". But, what does that actually mean? The first question you have to ask yourself is: "Have I been converted to the Gospel of Jesus Christ? The obvious answer would be, if you are baptized, is: Oh, yeah! But are you REALLY? And if you are... HOW converted are you to Jesus Christ?

As we leaned this sunday at church here in Brazil - I don't know if the curriculum is the same for the rest of the world - is that we need to "keep going ahead in the principles of truth". That, my friends, is REAL conversion. Conversion is not a one time thing, but a process that takes on for a long time. In fact, we must live in a way that everyday means conversion for ourselves. 

President Lorenzo Snow taught that "we must be men and women full of strength and faith, besides being doers of good work". That is one way for true and constant conversion. There are another ways that I would like to write about.



President Snow also said "it is virtually impossible that someone can remove their religion like it were a piece of clothing or a suit". That means we must imcorporate our religion in such a way that it becomes impossible to put it aside. That's another way for true conversion or that's the consequence of true conversion. I CAN NOT BE A ONE TIME CHRISTIAN. That's when we remember we must be "witnesses of God at all times, in all things, in all places" Mosiah 18:9.

My favorite example of true conversion is Paul. We read about his conversion in Acts 9. On verse 29 we read that "he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus". Conversion for Life produces boldness. That boldness comes from courage and testimony. Courage and testimony come from faith and "faith cometh by "hearing, and hearing from the word of God" Romans 10: 17.



Reading the scriptures is a sure way of converting for life. President Snow continues on teaching us about that when he said that "we are in danger when we are satisfied with superficial progress. (...) We must delve into the things of God". 



" There is no such thing as a man laying off his religion unless he lays off himself. Our religion should be incorporated within ourselves, a part of our being that cannot be laid off. If there can be such a thing as a man laying off his religion, the moment he does so he gets on to ground he knows nothing about, he gives himself over to the powers of darkness, he is not on his own ground, he has no business there."